Washing-machine



(No Model.)

V. GOLLIA'N. WashingV Maohine\.

No, 231,762. 'PatemedAug 31,1880.

To all whom it may concern:

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-ll-JNITED STATES-`v VICTOR COLLIAN, OF

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,762, dated August 31, 1880.

Application filed May 27, 1880. (No model.)

Be it known that I, Vro'roa CoLLIAN, of Detroit, Vayne county, Michigan, have invented an Improvementin Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lnachines particularly designed for Washing clothes; and the invention consists in the construction, ar rangement, and combinations of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional per spective. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of `this speciiication, A represents a proper water-tight box or tank provided with the cover B. Within the main portion of this box, and valong vthe sides thereof, are rigidly secured the slats or bars a, forming racks upon the two sides.

C is a beater-frame, pivoted by means of the links b or other suitable means to the box A. The upper half of this frame is also ppcvided with bars c, rigidly secured at their upper ends to the top bar of the frame O, while a rod, D, passes through their lower ends and projects outside the frame O, resting in and between the guides d, secured upon the inner walls of the ends of the boX.

A net, E, is secured to the top of the racks a and to the top of the beater-frame C, as shown, and is designedl to receive and support the material to be washed.

A suitable frame, F, is erected at one side ofthe tank, and in this frame is proper] y jonrnaled a shaft, t', carrying Ithe pulleys Gr, and has secured to one end the disk H, which is provided with a wristpin, h. To this wristpin is secured one end of the connecting-rod 1 the opposite end of which is secured to the crosshead J, which reciprocates between the gnidesK upon the top of the fram e.

A metallic C-spring, L, is secured to the cross-head, its two ends being connected by the longitudinal center of this spring M is properly connected the outer end of the piston-rod N,.which passes through a stuffing- PATENT rrrct@ i DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

itsinner end secured to the rod D of the beaterframe.

'In practice, the tank A is iilled about threequarters full of water, the material to be washed is placed upon the nets and the cover closed, and the machine is put in motion. This imparts an oscillating motion to the beater-frame, alternately submerging the material in one net while it raises that in the other, and beats and squeezes the material under water between the beater-frame and the corresponding side rack. At the same time it throws the material in the opposite net out of the water, loosens it up, and causes it to turn over.

It will be perceived that in the above-described construction the oscillating beaterframe C, operated by the straight piston-rod N, must, to prevent the bending of said pistonrod and to render its movements free and easy of operation, be so connected to the body A that its lower end can rise and fall vertically in the box in the oscillations of the beaterframe, as the rod D reciprocates in a straight line horizontally, and to attain this result the beater-frame() is pivoted to one end ofthe links b, which, at their opposite ends, are pivoted to the body or tub A.

What l claim as my invention is l. The combination, with the tank A, of the beater-frame G, provided with rod D, traveling in guides d d, links b, pivoted to the beater-frame and tank, and reciprocating pis ton-rod N, connected at its inner end with the beater-frame, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the tank A and racks c, of the beater-frame C, reciprocating piston-rod N, C-spring L, connected at its ends by the spring M, and connectingrod I, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the tank A and racks a, of the hinged beater frame G, oscillating between said racks, and nets E, each of which is attached to the upper end of one of the rack-frames and to the top barof the beater frame, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

box, 0, in the side wall of the tank, and has 4C. The combination, with the tank A and inclined reeks ci, of the oscillating beaterst-zmbialiy as described, and for the purpose frame C, having rod D and short bars c, links set fort-h. b pivoted to the beater-frame and tank nets w secured to the racks and beatenframe, pis- VR' (JOLLIAN' 5 t0n-rod N, stuffing-box O, C-spring L, pess- Witnesses:

ing through the cross-head, spring M, oross- H. S. SPRAGUE, head J, guides K, and connecting-rod I, suh- EDWARD A. LANE.

Itis hereby rtmd gnat in Lamers Parent No. 231,162, a-,rfl Augusnsl, 1530;; i1-:1 for Washing Machines, the surname of the patente@ was erfulmulsy written amlifs.'i

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